Description: Fantastic Rare Antique Ornate English Victorian (1859) Martin Hall & Co Sterling Silver Fish Serving Set In Original Leather, Silk & Velvet Lined Presentation Box. Absolutely fantastic item. In marvellous condition. Breathtaking quality and work of a master silversmith of the highest order. Needs to be seen and handled to be fully appreciated as the photographs really do not do it justice. I have seen a few of these in my time but this set is absolutely the pinnacle of British Victorian silversmith craftsmanship. Most of these types of items are nearly always only silver handled with steel blades but this set is remarkably 100% hallmarked Sterling silver. The hallmark is on both the handles and the blade. The origin of the esteemed firm of Martin Hall & Co is in the partnership established in 1820 in Sheffield by Henry Wilkinson and John Roberts who traded as Wilkinson & Roberts. Wilkinson left the business in 1836 and in 1846 John Roberts entered in partnership with Ebenezer Hall (his apprentice in 1836) under the style Roberts & Hall. In 1854 entered into the partnership Richard Martin (of Martin Brothers & Naylor) and Joshua Hall (brother of Ebenezer Hall) under the style Martin, Hall & Co. In 1866 the firm was converted into a Ltd. The factory was active at Shrewsbury Works, Broad Street Park, Sheffield with showrooms in London (where they were listed as manufacturing silversmiths and electroplated manufacturers, silver, plated and steel cutlers), Sydney, Birmingham and Glasgow. The firm participated to the 1851 Great Exhibition, the Internation Exhibition (1862), the Sydney Exhibition (1879), the Melboune Exhibition (1881) and the 1915 British Industries Fair. Besides its sterling silver and electroplated items the firm had a successful cheap line of production on a patented white metal called "Martinoid". Items made by Martin, Hall & Co were retailed by Wordley & Co - Liverpool, Ball & Edwards - Birmingham, Henry Ellis & Son - Exeter, Charles Nephew & Co - Calcutta, West & Son - Dublin, Goldsmiths Alliance Ltd - Cornhill, Pearce & Co - Leeds, Mappin Brothers - London, George Edward & Sons - Glasgow, James Aitchinson - Edinburgh, Mackay & Chisholm - Edinburgh and many other firms. After WWI and a brief association of interests with Gladwin Ltd the firm went in liquidation and was struck off the register in 1936 (according to another source the business was sold to Frank Cobb & Co in 1931/1932). CHRONOLOGY: Henry Wilkinson and John Roberts (1820) John Roberts (1836) Roberts & Hall ( 1846) Martin Hall & Co (1854) Martin Hall & Co Ltd (1866-1936)
Price: 1250 GBP
Location: Eccles, Greater Manchester
End Time: 2024-10-03T15:59:32.000Z
Shipping Cost: 46.05 GBP
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Brand: Martin Hall & Co
Antique: Yes
Pattern: Ornate / Traditional
Composition: Solid Silver
Product: Fish Serving Set / Fish Cutlery
Style: Victorian
Featured Refinements: Sterling Silver Cutlery
Material: Solid Silver
Age: 1850-1899
